Delilah has failed her MOT....
Discussion
Hi peeps..Well i thought i would put her through early so off i went to the MOT station..She failed straight away on.....Wait for it..........NO PEDAL RUBBERS....
...I also have to change my front number plate back to the old one but then i can put mine back on...Oh and the washer pump decided to stop working but its only the connector that came off...SO...All in all very good...Cheers..Ziga
...I also have to change my front number plate back to the old one but then i can put mine back on...Oh and the washer pump decided to stop working but its only the connector that came off...SO...All in all very good...Cheers..Ziga
Cheaper than my wife's Beatle, Mark
Failed MOT today
It is 5 years old and needs new Coil Springs on the front (she is obviously going over speed bumps too fast)
2 new tyres (obviously burning up rubber between speed bumps) and a brake light (just plain worn out)
Your bill for a much older car is therefore much cheaper
Good news Mate
Cheers
Trickie
Failed MOT today
It is 5 years old and needs new Coil Springs on the front (she is obviously going over speed bumps too fast)
2 new tyres (obviously burning up rubber between speed bumps) and a brake light (just plain worn out)
Your bill for a much older car is therefore much cheaper
Good news Mate
Cheers
Trickie
I think failing the MOT on worn pedal rubbers or no pedal rubbers is a stupid rule. If it's to avoid your foot slipping off the pedal, it will happen anyway. I deliver to bakers in my van which has good pedal rubbers and most days when I leave the bakery and get in the van with all the flour and yeast and what have you all over the place my foot slips off the pedal no matter what. Especially in the wet. So where is the sense in that. Next they're going to tell us we have to wear special issue rubber sole shoes supplied by VOSA in order to drive any vehicle, and I bet they'll cost an arm and a leg and we'll probably have to get THEM inspected yearly by VOSA.
Tony. TCB.
Tony. TCB.
Well ive extended the washer pump wire and it works...I bought a cheap rubber car mat, Cut the bobbles off the backside of it and used high strength mastic to stick it to the pedal..I have had to order a new number plate as i threw out the old one after i had a chat with a policeman who looked over my car a little while ago..He was admiring the condition of a car thats 30 years old...I did ask him as regards to the number plate and he said "It looks ok..Its readable and the letters look large enough"..But rules are rules however stupid they are..After all we are talking about the safety of the car and it would be dangerous to drive it without a washer pump..A rubber on the brake pedal and a smallish number plate...
Im now going to look for a custom brake rubber that has a middle finger in the design..Im going to put a cut out on the washer pump so that the next time he says its not working i will make sure im in the car and ask if he can see if the jets are clear....Washer fluid..straight in his eyes..He then wont be able to read any number plate so he will have to pass it..Oh well it could of been a lot worse..Cheers..Ziga
Im now going to look for a custom brake rubber that has a middle finger in the design..Im going to put a cut out on the washer pump so that the next time he says its not working i will make sure im in the car and ask if he can see if the jets are clear....Washer fluid..straight in his eyes..He then wont be able to read any number plate so he will have to pass it..Oh well it could of been a lot worse..Cheers..Ziga
mrzigazaga said:
Hi Peeps..Got the new legal sized number plate..Fitted it on..Took it back to the MOT station and Delilah past..Fantastic!! Another year of fun and games awaits...Cheers..Ziga
I will apologize first. I'm a grumpy awkward old sod...and some things really, really annoy me...OK ???
Zig, WTF is that ? PAST !!!!! You should be ashamed... !! PAST ???
What you mean is "Delilah PASSED her MOT", Yes ???
Grumpy grumble grumble, kids today and their non English....grumble
dixiebabes said:
Surely it should have failed on the driver being a fanny and having power assisted steering?
Dix (give me an iron to iron me undies!!)
Well mate i bet your MOT inspector dont look like this!!..When she got under mine she said.."You seem to be leaking some fluid"..I had to check me trousers.....Dix (give me an iron to iron me undies!!)
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I did say in another thread -
My Wedge was horribly heavy at low speeds, but doing that lower bearing conversion (in wedgepages I think) made a *HUGE* difference. Obviously the angles of the column and connector make the shaft partially bind on that cheap nasty plastic ring, and a proper bearing stops it. The whole column feels better located too.
Recommended for anyone with heavy steering !
My Wedge was horribly heavy at low speeds, but doing that lower bearing conversion (in wedgepages I think) made a *HUGE* difference. Obviously the angles of the column and connector make the shaft partially bind on that cheap nasty plastic ring, and a proper bearing stops it. The whole column feels better located too.
Recommended for anyone with heavy steering !
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